County Commissioners present ChesPenn Dental with $25K check
Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Terence Farrell, Commissioner Michelle Kichline, Commissioner Kathi Cozzone and ChesPenn Community Dental Development and Marketing Director Tamara Fox. (Front row) Alicia Acevedo, Shyanne Gregor, Jeremiah Burson, Marion Kamara and Cyan Campbell-Jones, all students at Caln Elementary School in Thorndale.
COATESVILLE — The Chester County Commissioners presented...
Kichline appointed to replace Costello as County Commissioner
Democrats cry foul, claim judges playing politics, again
Updated: 8 a.m. 12/10 with comments from Democratic committee
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Michelle Kichline
WEST CHESTER — Michelle Kichline, a former Tredyffrin township supervisor and the Vice-Chair of the Chester County Republican Committee was appointed Tuesday as the replacement for Ryan Costello on the Chester County Board of...
County officials unveil new Computer Forensics Lab
The Chester County Commissioners and staff of the District Attorney’s office gathered recently to celebrate the opening of the county’s new Computer Forensics Lab. Pictured from left to right: (top) Commissioner Terence Farrell, Commissioner Kathi Cozzone, Commissioner Ryan Costello, District Attorney Tom Hogan; (bottom) Detective Joe Walton and Detective Roy Calarese.
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County names new director for Dept. of Aging
Six-year deputy will replace boss, who is retiring
Sandra Murphy
WEST CHESTER – The Chester County Commissioners have promoted the deputy of the Chester County Department of Aging Services to director.
Sandra Murphy, who has served as second in command for the past six years, will replace retiring director Wanda Stonebraker, who had the post since 2007, a county news release said.
Murphy,...
County launches online communication pipeline
Web site to provide up-to-date information on pipeline locations, projects
WEST CHESTER – The lines of communication are just as important as the pipelines that traverse area landscapes, a reality that prompted the Chester County Commissioners to launch a web site dedicated to pipeline communication.
The site, which will give county residents, municipalities and pipeline operators up-to-date...
County Commissioners to convene in Parkesburg
April 16 session is first ‘on the road’ meeting for 2014
WEST CHESTER – The first Chester County Commissioners’ “on the road” public meeting for 2014 will take take place in Parkesburg, on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in Parkesburg Borough Hall, 315 W. First Ave., Building 1.
The meeting will replace the commissioners’ meeting scheduled for Wednesday morning, April 16,, a county...
Chester County Women’s Commission bestows awards
Recipients range from veteran social-service role models to student volunteers
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell introduces Empowered Young Woman award-winner Christine Luczka (right). She is joined by Jeannine McCullough, vice chair of the Chester County Women’s Commission.
A distinguished roster of female honorees received well-deserved...
Storm snowfall downgraded, but ice remains threat
County officials warning of power outages from downed trees
The county isn’t out of the woods when it comes to the pending storm – in fact ice-covered tree limbs remain a threat to power lines – but the National Weather Service has reduced the total snowfall amount to less than an inch.
Ice totals have also been lowered but are still significant: one-tenth to one quarter of an inch. Given...
A journey from Rocky Mountains to Brandywine Valley
New head of Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau announced
Susan Hamley
The region’s snow-filled winter should make the new executive director of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau feel right at home.
The CCCVB board announced on Thursday, Jan. 30, that Susan Hamley would take the reins of the organization, replacing Blair Mahoney, who retired. Hamley has held several...
County commissioners retain leadership structure
With unanimous votes, Costello reelected chair, Cozzone, vice-chair
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone (from left) ,Terence Farrell, and Ryan Costello voted Tuesday to retain last year’s leadership structure.
During the first sunshine meeting of 2014, the Chester County Commissioners voted to continue last year’s leadership structure.
With...